Pyramid Selling Schemes 

North Dakota Code > Title 51 > Chapter 51-16.1 > § 51-16.1-04 - Penalty - Civil remedies

Any person, including the officers and directors of any company, violating any of the provisions of this chapter is:

       1.    Guilty of a class A misdemeanor, but a person who has been previously convicted of a class A misdemeanor under this chapter may be charged with and convicted of a class C felony for any violation which occurs after the previous conviction;

       2.    Deemed to have committed an unlawful practice in violation of section 51-15-02 and subject to all provisions, procedures, and penalties of chapter 51-15; and

       3.    Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, subject to the right of any purchaser in a pyramid promotional scheme or referral selling scheme to declare the sale or contract void and also subject to an action in a court of competent jurisdiction by any

      purchaser to recover three times the damages sustained by the purchaser in participating in the scheme, plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

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